CLEVELAND, Ohio – Is it safe to swim in Lake Erie? The answer, most of the time, is yes. But it’s always good to check before you head to the beach. The Ohio Department of Health, in conjunction with ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazard statement telling swimmers to stay out of parts of Lake Erie due to dangerous swim conditions involving high wind and waves.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Swimmers headed to Cleveland’s beaches can expect safe water conditions Saturday, according to new predictions from the 2025 Beach Water Quality Program. Water quality modeling ...

The Ohio Department of Health, in conjunction with local health departments, monitors dozens of beaches along the Lake Erie shore, as well as inland lakes, for E. coli bacteria, which is often present ...